Brixton Splash 2016 cancelled over complaints and safety concerns

[editor]

Brixton Splash 2017: http://www.brixtonsplashfestival.com/ (sign up for info)

I don't think the email form is working.

The domain name has been registered by Ros Griffiths .

 

[GarveyLives]

More gentrifiers complaining about gentrification:

Revellers hit out at 'gentrification' on weekend of cancelled Brixton Splash street party (click for more)

 

[teuchter]

Well, more accurately, Evening Standard quote one person off of twitter blaming it on gentrification.

Top notch journalism. Look at this bit:



Amazing work. The gap between "real" and satire news websites narrows by the day.

 

[ska invita]

Does anyone know of a good written history of Splash in all its gory detail?
editor ?

 

[ViolentPanda]

Does anyone know of a good written history of Splash in all its gory detail?
editor ?

There's a thread on here somewhere.

 

[editor]

Does anyone know of a good written history of Splash in all its gory detail?
editor ?

It's pretty well documented on Brixton Buzz via several posts

 

[Gramsci]

Does anyone know of a good written history of Splash in all its gory detail?
editor ?

This article sums it up:

Brixton Splash to Brixton Wave: a tale of ego, incompetence and a misguided Lambeth Council

And so farewell Brixton Wave. You promised plenty of Nu Brixton bluff, then went AWOL before bailing out with only days to spare.

www.brixtonbuzz.com

What always rankles with me is the airbrushing of Pat Clark at the time the popular landlord of the Prince Albert. He started Brixton Splash.

Coldharbour Lane Party.. .. looking for volunteers

Lambeth Council have graciously allowed us to close Coldharbour Lane from K.F.C down to the Dogstar on bank holiday monday (29th) for a street party.. the idea behind it is to show to the media, potential new buisness etc that Brixton is not all about drug dealers, people getting mugged, and the...

www.urban75.net

Fortunately the editor kept the relevant thread.

 

[Gramsci]

Basically what happened with the later Brixton Splash was power struggle between different factions of local Black community leaders.

Ros Griffiths was liked by New Labour. Lee Jasper who became part of later Brixton Splash wasn't.

Pat Clark who started Brixton Splash was white so was airbrushed out of it. Did not fit later narrative of how Brixton Splash originated.